Teach Hub

JUNE 27, 2025

When you scroll through social media, you’ll see perfect grades, perfect families, perfect everything. Provide Personal Feedback Telling a struggling student how they are doing, and if they need to try harder, doesn’t always help them improve. What struggling learners need is specific feedback they can use to actually improve.

Teaching 97

Teaching Failure Students Feedback 97

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

I provide specific deadlines for initial contributions and peer feedback to maintain momentum. Deadlines for each phase keep the momentum going, while incorporating peer evaluation into the final grade ensures consistent participation. This simple exercise reveals gaps in understanding and helps students consolidate their learning.

Active Learning 70

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 70

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

AI-enabled systems such as adaptive learning platforms, chatbots, and generative tools like ChatGPT can provide students with on-demand explanations, simulate peer discussions, offer low-stakes quizzes, and give instant feedback. Flipped Classroom 2.0 This incremental mastery builds confidence and reduces cognitive overload.

Critical Thinking 91

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 91

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

AI-enabled systems such as adaptive learning platforms, chatbots, and generative tools like ChatGPT can provide students with on-demand explanations, simulate peer discussions, offer low-stakes quizzes, and give instant feedback. Flipped Classroom 2.0 This incremental mastery builds confidence and reduces cognitive overload.

Critical Thinking 96

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 96

Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

When the Grading Stack Becomes Too Much As the classroom quiets and the last student heads out the door, you finally take a breathonly to be met with the overwhelming sight of papers piled high, waiting for your attention. If youve ever wondered whether you really have to grade everything the answer is no.

Students 52

Students Peer Review Math Assignments 52

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Missed Signals Shed Cheated in Her Previous Marathon The press coverage from Boston caught the attention of a New Yorker named Susan Morrow. The pressure students feel to get high grades and the pressure for teachers to give them are both real. Despite her promise to win again the next year, she never ran another marathon.

Academic Integrity 92

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Start the year off with foundational lessons based on CCSS from the previous grade (or even the grade below that) to ensure students have the tools they need to succeed. Once reluctant learners know that success is in their control, you’ll find their grades starting to rise.

High School 52

High School High School Beliefs Schools 52

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

But with the advent of technology, the internet, and cell phones, it seemed like reading for pleasure (not to mention the requisite attention span) had gone the way of buggy whips, writing quills, and powdered wigs. The first book series I remember reading was in fourth and fifth grade. Essentially, it’s like a little reading gym.

Reading 75

Reading English Grades Attention 75

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. Here are three key expectations that are redefining modern education: Interactive Learning : Students expect dynamic, interactive lessons that incorporate multimedia elements and real-time feedback. Passive learning is no longer acceptable.

Hybrid Learning 135

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Small class sizes ensure that every student receives the individual attention they need. Small group instruction ensures that students receive individualized feedback, while structured classroom settings create a supportive atmosphere where they can develop confidence and independence. Here, learning goes beyond grades and test scores.

Skills 137

Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

Pay special attention to roles that directly impact legal compliance, such as Special Education, ELL, or state-tested subjects. Check that language support is integrated into grade-level content delivery, not delivered as a pull-out replacement or remediation block. Pay special attention to Title I campuses and state-tested subjects.

Special Education 94

Special Education English Language Languages 94

Elevate k12

JUNE 20, 2025

For students, this means larger class sizes, less individualized attention and support, and a lower quality of education overall. High workloads, inadequate resources, and lack of personalized attention can also negatively impact education quality. Why Is There a Teacher Shortage?

Teachers 52

Teachers Education Attention Coaching 52

Teach Hub

MAY 19, 2025

However, its a powerful tool for guiding instruction, providing feedback, and helping students grow. This will help you spot which students are getting it and which are not, before its time to grade something. Thumbs up/down : An easy visual during lessons that gives you instant feedback. Your introduction grabs attention well.

Learning Outcomes 79

Learning Outcomes Learning Feedback Essay 79

Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2023

Teaching is about attention — getting students to pay attention to the material, and to engage with new ideas so they can develop new skills and abilities. But getting and holding the attention of students has become more difficult since the pandemic, according to many college instructors around the country. I'm a quest giver.

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Attention Lecturing Instructors Students 198

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

There is an inequality of teacher attention. This inequality of attention is not a teacher shortcoming but rather a natural product of having a group of students in the physical classroom with the teacher while other students attend class online. First, I want to identify a few of the challenges I observe in concurrent classrooms.

Attention 546

Attention Blended Learning Activities Feedback 546

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Giving regular feedback to roughly 100 middle and high schoolers has been my greatest challenge as an English and writing teacher, and it hit home for me sometime in 2013. I just get up and grade papers. My challenges with the feedback load were officially impacting my health and family life. The other mom looked sympathetic.

Feedback 218

Feedback Peer Review Teaching Writing 218

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

As students rotate to this station, they receive focused attention and resources that address their unique learning challenges or advanced needs, ensuring that each student is supported where they are in their learning journey. Group 2 (On Grade Level): Students read a standard-level folktale and discuss the central message.

Teaching 395

Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style. I rarely ever get feedback on my teaching style. And the data usually boils down to student grades,” York explains. TeachFX is easy to use, York says. It’s as simple as switching on a recording device.

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Feedback Teachers Language Languages 218

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Teachers can’t slow down the lesson plans for the entire class to accommodate a few struggling students, and can’t provide individualized attention to all the students who need it to stay on track. Automated grading and feedback : Automated grading systems powered by AI can significantly reduce teachers’ time evaluating assignments and exams.

Teaching 320

Teaching Gamification Feedback Intelligence 320

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2020

In third-grade Zachery Ward despised math. “I Now, as a teacher myself, math is my favorite thing to teach,” explains Ward, a third-grade teacher at Bryan County Elementary School in rural Georgia. Clay Thomas Clay Thomas teaches 10th-grade honors English at Cardinal Gibbons College Prep, a private school in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Feedback 147

Feedback Students Learning Math 147

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The reality is that writing support complements classroom instruction and is beneficial for all writers, no matter their grades or the quality of their writing. Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically. I listen to writers’ voices and goals; I’m their audience.

Evaluation 119

Evaluation Feedback Writing Language 119

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Teachers find AI tools that grade assignments, create lesson plans, and offer personalized student support. Some AI assistants grade papers, while others spot students who might need extra help. When papers need grading or test scores need tracking, AI steps in. Will AI replace teachers?

Teaching 324

Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 324

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

Teachers can pop in and out of breakout rooms while students discuss academic topics and collaborate around shared tasks, but it isn’t the same as walking around a classroom with watchful eyes and attentive ears. 4 Check for Understanding & Provide Feedback on Student Progress. What are students clearly understanding?

Learning 543

Learning Knowledge Discussions Writing 543

eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As a result, teachers are able to quickly assess writing proficiency and provide students with specific and personalized feedback. It provides them with their own dashboard of real-time feedback. It enables teachers to focus on planning, personalized instruction, support, and encouragement, rather than grading.

Writing 255

Writing Gamification Motivation Evaluation 255

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The reality is that writing support complements classroom instruction and is beneficial for all writers, no matter their grades or the quality of their writing. Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically. I listen to writers’ voices and goals; I’m their audience.

Evaluation 98

Evaluation Feedback Writing Language 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The answer is not necessarily a new one, but it is a concept that needs more attention from educators in our modern-day classrooms: Design thinking. The goal is for students to lead with empathy to identify and define a problem, then develop a realistic solution to that problem that can be tested and refined through feedback.

Failure 300

Failure Critical Thinking Essay Feedback 300

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

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Grades Math Evaluation Problem-Based Learning 143

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

If I were to use Writable to create a rubric for writing and grading funding announcements of the type you might typically see on EdSurge , it might look something like this: The K-12 writing-support tool is not (currently) designed for publications covering startups and venture capital.

Writing 112

Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 112

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Many students are still reading below the level appropriate for their grade– roughly one-third of fourth graders in the United States read at or below what’s considered the basic level. And unfortunately, even before the pandemic, reading achievement has been low over the past several decades.

Science 317

Science Reading Gamification Motivation 317

eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This gap persists despite significant attention to youth mental health issues. Implement “Feedback Fridays” : Set aside time every Friday for students to provide feedback on their learning experiences that week. Use this feedback to make real-time adjustments to teaching methods and school policies.

High School 272

High School High School Schools Students 272

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

For years, educational publishers and edtech companies have offered tools to help ease teachers’ administrative burden, automating tasks like grading and attendance. Teachers could focus their attention on areas where it’s needed most, providing support that goes beyond the basics and allows each student to thrive.

Teachers 310

Teachers Technology Ethics Classroom Management 310

eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The study included 97 seventh grade students in an urban middle school in Indiana. The game with the headset focused on visual and audio cues to give feedback and allowed students to interact with the virtual environment around them.

Science 288

Science English Communication Language 288

eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2024

This type of tutoring can especially help in the early grades for literacy and in middle school math. It offers the attention and nurturing that students–especially disadvantaged youth who don’t often have access to high-impact tutoring–fundamentally need to succeed. Those students then work with the same tutor year-round.

Coaching 295

Coaching Math Intelligence Language 295

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2021

She was part of a team researching how to build a better writing feedback tool. No matter what grade level they taught in middle or high school, teachers had students who struggled to use a digital learning platform or to type without painstaking hunt-and-pecking at the keyboard.

Essay 213

Essay Writing Attention Feedback 213

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Indeed, the time spent on teaching class is less than the time spent on preparation, evaluation, and feedback (grading). Using AI, we can eliminate much of the time teachers spend on preparation and grading—reducing their week by as much as 30 percent—and giving them more time for what they do best: teaching students.

Teachers 273

Teachers Textbooks Multiple Choice Questions Essay 273

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Thanks to these many digital stimuli, their stimulus thresholds have risen, making it an increasing challenge for teachers to arouse their students’ interest and maintain their attention. Immersive and interactive, digital learning tools can encourage new levels of creativity and concentration in the classroom,” said Horvath.

English 246

English Attention Language Languages 246

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

But [I expected] that the feedback loop isn't there. And the feedback loop is at the center of all human learning processes. The grading was peer graded.] And there wasn't a lot of work put into a lot of the grading that happened. What did you expect the answer to be going in? I wasn't entirely sure.

Teaching 191

Teaching Attention Feedback Lecturing 191